Imperial Nature: Joseph Hooker and the Practices of Victorian Science
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Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first--and most successful--British men of science to become a full-time professional. He was also, Jim Endersby argues, the perfect embodiment of Victorian science. A vivid picture of the complex interrelationships of scientific work and scientific ideas, Imperial Nature gracefully uses one individual's...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226207927
ISBN13:9780226207926
Release Date:October 2010
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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